TRIPP COUNTY

1997 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 654
Land in Farms (acres) 930,351
Average Farm Size (acres) 1,423
Average Age of Farmers 53.2

 
COUNTY RANKING - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 24 Soybeans 43 All Cattle 2
All Wheat 27 Winter Wheat 12 Beef Cows 3
Spring Wheat 35 Oats 4 Milk Cows 26
Alfalfa Hay 3 Other Hay 4 Hogs & Pigs 16
Sunflower 12 CRP 1/ 12 Sheep 14
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 71,000 81 5,751,000 bu
Soybeans 2,900 35 101,500 bu
All Wheat 51,000 30 1,527,000 bu
Winter Wheat 35,000 29 1,015,000 bu
Spring Wheat 16,000 32 512,000 bu
Oats 10,500 58 609,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 86,000 2.20 189,100 tons
Other Hay 65,000 1.40 91,000 tons
Sunflower 29,200 1,419 41,440,000 pounds
50,287 acres were in the1997 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/
Species Number
All Cattle 116,127
Beef Cows 49,537
Milk Cows 1,218
Hogs & Pigs 35,916
All Sheep 6,888
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $29,597
Livestock & Related Products $47,082
Total Receipts $76,679
Government Payments $5,758
All Cash Receipts 1/ $88,309
SOURCE: Bureau of Economis Analysis, U.S. Dept of Commerce
1/     Includes crops, livestock, gov. pymts, and misc. income.

 

Prepared by: South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service
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